Correlating Drought and Land Use Conflicts in Sudan

This exercise, from the Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training Project (iGETT), uses remote sensing data to explore the correlation between environmental conditions and conflict in Sudan. In this eight part activity, students use MODIS imagery and NDVI Analysis in the context of land use conflict. Three of the eight parts can be completed by students at home, while the remaining five parts require about five to six hours of class time. The activity requires Excel (Microsoft Office 2010) and Esri ArcGIS 10.0 or higher and is intended for students with beginning to intermediate experience with GIS.